Making the world better, one answer at a time. Direct contempt occurs in the presence of the court. Indirect contempt occurs outside the presence of the court, and Civil contempt often occurs indirectly. Direct contempt occurs in the presence of the court. Indirect contempt occurs outside the presence of the court, and Civil contempt often occurs indirectly.
Gov. Jerry Brown joined legislators and labor leaders to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide on Mon., Mar. 28, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif.
Basics. Starting in 2008 and continuing into 2011, California's minimum wage is $8 an hour. Assuming a 40-hour workweek, which is standard, your weekly gross wages would be $320 and your yearly wages would be $16,640. Obviously those figures could change.